Service difficulty report · Spar Cap · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
May 7, 2007
Submitted
May 7, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N465FE
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
21289
Aircraft time
51,714 hours, 36,706 cycles
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar Cap
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 600
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

RT WING UPPER SURFACE AT SPOILER PANEL NR 11 AREA SPAR CAP HAS CRACK AROUND 3RD HINGE FITTING. NDT NOTED NO CRACKED PER NTM 51-00-00 PT6 (AFTER STOP DRILL). STOP DRILLED 0.025" HOLE AT THE END OF CRACKED IAW SRM 57-30-4 FIG10 SHEET 1/3. TREATED AND PRIMED IAW SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER RT WING UPPER SURFACE AT SPOILER PANEL 11 AREA SPAR CAP IAW SRM 57-30-4 FIG 10 SHEET 1 AND 3, CLEANED LOWER AREA OF PANEL NR 11 SPOILER SPAR CAP IAW MM 12-40-000-2, PAGE 1 TO PAGE 14. MINOR REPAIR WING STA 464.